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Lǽden-lic

(adj.)
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Lǽden-lic, adj.
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Latin Nú hæfst þú mé ofte gebedon ꝥ ic þé út árehte mid Lǽdenlicre sprǽce þæs eadigestan Nicholaes gebyrdtída, Nap. 40

lytle

(n.)
Grammar
lytle, an; f.
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Cf. mid ánre þínene Abra, 109, 231), Hml. A. 114, 401

scrapian

(v.)
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to scrape Gyf þú ǽgera beþurfe, þonne scrapa þu mid þínum fingre úp on þínne wynstran þúman, Tech. ii. 124, 1

strúdian

(v.)
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to plunder Þá þá ðú swíðust strúdadest and óðre men mid wó reáfodest, ðá greówon unc þá écan wítu, Nap. 60

wæcc

(n.)
Grammar
wæcc, e; f.
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Watch, vigil Mid þý hé behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes hé gefealh his wæcce (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30

drigan

(v.)
Grammar
drigan, drygan, drigean; p.de ; pp. ed; v. a. [drige dry]

To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre

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Heó ongan mid hyre teárum his fét þweán, and drigde mid hyre heáfdes feaxe lacry̆mis cæpit rigāre pedes ejus, et capillis capĭtis sui tergēbat, Lk. Bos. 7, 38, 44, Seó drigde his fét mid hyre loccum extersit pedes ejus capillis suis, Jn.

Linked entry: drygan

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m.: wange, wænge, wenge, an; n.
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Benedictus slóh ðone munuc under ðæt wencge mid anre handa, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 10. T him ða wongan briceþ, Salm. Kmbl. 192 ; Sal. 95. Ic ða wangas mid teárum ofergeát, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 556

wiþ-habban

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-habban, p. -hæfde

To hold out againstto withstandresist

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Se ðe him ǽr geþúhte, ðæt him nán sǽ wiþhabban ne mehte, ðæt hé hiene mid scipum and mid his fultume áfyllan ne mehte, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 13. Næs nán ðæs stronglíc . . . ðæt mihte ðam miclan mægne wiðhabban, Cd. Th. 297, 18; Sat. 519

Linked entry: wiþer-habban

ceafl

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Mid deórenum ceaflum ferinis rictibus, 3342: 1478. Ceaflum (ceaclum, Hpt. Gl. 454, 65) faucibus, i. labris, 2048: rostris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 79. Ðá león mid grǽdigum ceaflum hí tótǽron, Hml. Th. i. 572, 18.

ge-styrian

(v.)
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Mið miltheortnisse gestyred wæs (motus est), Lk. L. 15, 20. Gestyred wæs (turbatus est), and ondo gefeóll ofer hine, Lk. L. R. l, 12. Wæs hé semninga mid unrótnesse gestyred subita arreptus moestitia, Guth. Gr. 170, 4

ge-frætewian

(v.)
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Mid golde and seolfre gefrætwod. Bl. H. 127, 8. Þ se dæg fullíce gefrætwod sý ( be equipped) mid feówer and twéntig tídum, Angl. viii. 306, 13. Onginneþ seó feórþe bóc gefrætwedu and áwritenu mid wíslicum wordum and on gesprǽcum witena, Gr.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Mid grinum laqueis, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 13

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

hræd-ness

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Wit geségon sittan twégen men on twám olfendum and þá efstan mid þǽre mǽstan hrædnesse, Hml. A. 206, 361. Þone ðóðor mid swiftre rædnesse geslegene, Ap. Th. 13, 4. Rædnisse concursionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 24.

cot-líf

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Thus the brethren of Westminster have 'ðat cotlíf Aðguðe and ale ðáre þnge ðe ðǽrtó mid richte gebirað, mid circe and mid milne, mid wode and mid felde, mid láse and mid máde, and on allen þngen swá ful and swá forð swá Ælfwine and his wíf it firmest

ge-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send

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To send Miððý gesende stefne emissa voce, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 37. Ðá wæs gesended then was sent, Blickl. Homl. 9, 28: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 13: 15, 17. Gesend missus, Ps. Lamb. 33, 8

be-filgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-filgan, p. -filgde; pp. -filged

To follow afterpursueinsequi

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To follow after, pursue; insequi Wolde me befilgende beón mid sáre voluit me insequi cum dolore, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 28, note

Linked entry: be-fylgan

clǽn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽn-líc, adj.

Pure. CLEANLYpurus, mundus

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CLEANLY; purus, mundus Mid clǽnlícre lufe with pure love, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 38: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 183; Met. 11, 92

fægenian

(v.)
Grammar
fægenian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice gaudēre

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To rejoice; gaudēre Ceruerus ongan fægenian mid his steorte Cerberus began to wag [rejoice with] his tail, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 17

hwistle

(n.)
Grammar
hwistle, an; f.

A pipefluteWHISTLE

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Mið hwistlum tibiis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 32

lyb-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-cræft, es; m.

Magicwitchcraft

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Magic, witchcraft, skill in the use of lybb Hió him sealdon áttor drincan ðæt mid myclen lybcræfte wæs geblanden, Blickl. Homl. 229, 12